@Jim
After asking AI, if German Cockroaches live can live in your Wiener schnitzel, it returned "nein".

Hmmm, unsure how many times I have read " I was using All Trails", when something bad happened. WCGR?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/shopping ... 176072007/

@chumley
I didn't see the desert penguin listed.

Jim wrote:him/ or them.

What's his preferred pronoun?

DOI cracks down on stickers covering Trump's face on national park passes Your American the Beautiful pass could be voided. https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/sticker-covering-trump-void-national-park-pass-21278091.php?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=SFGate%2Fmagazine%2FTop+Stories+f...

In 2020, Eric Gilbertson, a mechanical engineering professor at Seattle University, climbed the 100 highest mountains in Colorado. Or so he thought. In 2021, he found something concerning in data published by the United States Geological Survey about a summit called Crestone Peak. It’s one of Colora...

@Jim

An artist in Colorado has begun selling stickers for American the Beautiful Passes that covers up the president's face with an image of natural beauty https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/national-parks-pass-sticker/?utm_campaign=discover_rss&utm_source=flipboard&utm_m...

A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest peaks. The mission demanded the utmost secrecy. A team of American climbers, handpicked by the C.I.A. for their mountaineering skills — and their willingness to keep their mouths shut — were fighting their way up one of the highe...

A new study by Colorado Parks and Wildlife researchers suggests man-made whitewater parks that create “play waves” for kayakers and other recreationists are having a negative impact on fish passage.

https://www.summitdaily.com/news/colora ... migration/

chumley wrote:Wreck.gov

Parapraxis?

Hear the not-so-elegant call of the recently renamed elegant trogon.


https://tucson.com/news/local/video_d03 ... the-latest

tibber wrote:thot

That's not very nice.

chumley wrote:No idea how this news item escaped Pivo's feed algorithm,

It didn't escape me Faithful reader.

@TooOld2Hike_EP
I am not Bio-mechanically efficient, and struggled with knee, hip and foot pain, until I started using a Birkenstock Sport insert in my hiking footwear. I use them now in any footwear I now wear.

At first, I thought this was a goof. Durango has a bear problem this summer, but nothing like this. With the number of people killed by bears reaching a record nationwide, the defense ministry is preparing to send the military to one badly hit area to set traps. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/wo...

LindaAnn wrote:I wouldn’t hike more than a mile without a decent insole

I unfortunately forget my insoles, and did R2R; I was sure that I would end up with a sore knee or hip. Fortunately I was fine. Yet, still I don't want to do that again.

After watching this I want to go for the Winter Solstice. Better watch this soon, before their funding expires.

https://www.pbs.org/show/mystery-chaco-canyon/

After 31 days and 72 summits, Mr. Jornet’s objectively absurd project was complete. He covered 629 miles on foot and biked an additional 2,568 miles, which outdistanced this year’s Tour de France by more than 400 miles. And he did all that while amassing 403,691 feet of elevation gain. https://www.n...

New Yorkers Are Losing Their Favorite Bathroom: REI- “Where am I gonna pee?”

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/new-yorke ... _permalink